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April 28, 2026
by Keisha Hill
New book explores self‑love beyond external validation
On Saturday, May 9, author Rachel Donaldson will celebrate both her birthday and the official launch of her deeply personal book, I Love the Version of Me That You Discovered, at 80 Half-Way Tree…
April 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Pelican Bar stands once more amid Parottee’s struggle to recover
WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern coastline six months ago, the fishing village of Parottee in St Elizabeth was left reeling from heavy losses. Homes were damaged,…
April 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Treasure Beach rises again
WESTERN BUREAU: Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth has mounted a remarkable recovery in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, with residents and tourism stakeholders crediting not only reconstruction efforts but…
April 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Fishermen slowly returning to sea as Mother Nature restores coastline
WESTERN BUREAU: Months after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s south coast, fishermen at Calabash Bay Fishing Beach in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, are gradually returning to the sea, signalling…
April 28, 2026
by Keisha Hill
How Chantal McLean turned pain into a publishing platform for women
For Chantal McLean, the journey into publishing was not born in a classroom or corporate office; it was shaped in one of the most emotionally complex periods of her life. Today, through Dee D’s…
April 28, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Claremont Market still roofless
Vendors and customers who use the Claremont Market in St Ann continue to endure disruption as the building remains without a roof, six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish in October…
April 28, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Hurricane losses still bite Clarendon farmers
Six months after Hurricane Melissa sowed devastation across sections of Jamaica, leaving flooded fields, shattered infrastructure and livelihoods in ruins, farmers in Clarendon are still reaping the…
April 28, 2026
Insurance leaders confront challenges of underinsurance and fraud
As Jamaica’s insurance sector faces persistent gaps in coverage and rising fraud risks, industry leaders call for a stronger, more inclusive, and accountable sector to support national resilience,…
April 28, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
All‑inclusives recover, villas struggle amid cruise uncertainty
Larger, all-inclusive hotels in the Ocho Rios-Runaway Bay corridor were largely spared the worst of October’s Hurricane Melissa and, six months on, are mostly recording their customary high occupancy…